Chandigarh, September 15, 2017: Qualifier Krishan Hooda, student of DAV Senior Secondary School Sector 8 and CHART trainee of CLTA claimed the boys under-14 and under-18 singles titles in the Shivalik Public School CLTA-AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament at the Sector 10 Tennis Stadium here today.
In the boys under-14 singles final top seed Krishan Hooda defeated 2nd seed Sushant Dabas in straight sets. In the 1st set Krishan played consistently with his aggressive ground stroke. Sometimes in big points Krishan used chip and charged to finished the points easily from his intelligent volley.
Krishan was 5-1 up in the 1st set. Sushant Dabas took next 3 games and make it 4-5. In 10 games Krishan was serving for the set. Finally Krishan held his serve and closed the set 6-4. In the second set Krishan used his experience and took the set and match easily by conceding only one game 6-1. In the boys under-18 singles final Krishan stunned top seed Calvin Golmei in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.
In the girls under-18 singles finals top seed Prinkle Singh another CLTA trainee defeated qualifier Kumar Sudipta Senthil in straight sets. Prinkle won the 1st set 6-3. In the second set Senthil broke Prinkle’s serve in the 5th game and Senthill was leading 3-2 up. After 2-3 down Prinkle came back strongly and used her experience to close the 2nd set and match 6-4.
In the girls under-14 singles finals top seed Kumar Sudipta Senthil defeated 2nd seed Renne Singhla in straight sets 6-4, 6-3
CLTA Chief Operating Officer Megh Raj distributed the prizes to the winners and runner-up.
Results (all finals):
Boys under-18 singles: Krishan Hooda [Q] bt. Calvin Golmei [1] 6-4, 6-4.
Boys under-14 singles: Krishan Hooda [1] bt. Sushant Dabas [2] 6-4, 6-1.
Girls under-18 singles: Prinkle Singh [1] bt. Kumar Sudipta Senthil 6-3, 6-4.
Girls under-14 singles: Kumar Sudipta Senthil [1] bt. Renne Singhla [2) 6-4, 6-3.